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The following dates are the deadlines by which the Habs must sign a currently unsigned player or relinquish their rights without compensation:
June 1, 2025:
Quentin Miller (4/128, 2023 – Rimouski, QMJHL)
Daniil Sobolev (5/142, 2021 – Brantford, OHL)
Joe Vrbetic (7/214, 2021 – Trois-Rivieres, ECHL)
August 15, 2025:
Blake Biondi (4/109, 2020 – Minnesota-Duluth, NCAA)
Rhett Pitlick (5/131, 2019 – Minnesota, NCAA)*
Jack Smith (4/102, 2020 – Minnesota-Duluth, NCAA)*
Biondi was originally scheduled to graduate in 2024 but opted for a graduate (fifth) year, extending his rights.
June 1, 2026:
Owen Protz (4,102, 2024 – Brantford, OHL)
Vincenz Rohrer (3/75, 2022 – Zurich, NL)
Tyler Thorpe (5/130, Vancouver, WHL)
Rohrer originally was listed as June 1, 2024 but by leaving Ottawa to play in Switzerland one year after being drafted, his signing timeline gets extended by two years.
August 15, 2026:
Emmett Croteau (5/162, 2022 – Clarkson, NCAA)
Luke Mittelstadt (7/197, 2023 – Minnesota, NCAA)
June 1, 2027:
Filip Eriksson (6/165, 2023 – Nybro, Allsvenskan)
August 15, 2027:
Jacob Fowler (3/69, 2023 – Boston College, NCAA)
Sam Harris (5/133, 2023 – Denver, NCAA)
June 1, 2028:
Rasmus Bergqvist (7/224, 2024 – Skelleftea, SWE Jr.)
Aatos Koivu (3/70, 2024 – TPS, FIN Jr.)
Mikus Vecvanags (5/134, Tukums, LAT 2)
August 15, 2028:
Michael Hage (1/21, 2024 – Chicago, USHL)^
Logan Sawyer (3/78, 2024 – Brooks, BCHL)^
^-If they reclassify to start college in 2024 as reported. Otherwise, their deadline is August 15, 2029.
August 15, 2029:
Ben Merrill (6/166, 2024 – St. Sebastian’s, USHS)
Indefinite Rights:
Ivan Demidov (1/5, 2024 – SKA-1946 St. Petersburg, MHL)
Alexander Gordin (6/171, 2020 – Ryazan, VHL)
Makar Khanin (7/210, 2024 – Dynamo St. Petersburg, VHL)
Bogdan Konyushkov (4/110, 2023 – Torpedo, KHL)
Dmitri Kostenko (3/87, 2021 – Yugra VHL)
Ty Smilanic (3/74, 2020 – Trois-Rivieres, ECHL)
Yevgeni Volokhin (5/144, 2023 – Mamonty, MHL)
* Player can drop out of college and become a UFA one year earlier than their listed date if they so desire as it will be their fourth year since being drafted.
